Declaration of Fools
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Beginning with the suicide of a film director, this work represents the Korean New Wave Cinema movement that focused on criticizing the Korean society in the 1980s through satire and humor. The journey taken by the characters, who lead low lives at the margins of the society, award them with a sense of liberation, however brief.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1983-11-04
Runtime: 97 mins
Director: Lee Jang-ho
Writer: Yoon Si-mon
Spoken language: 한국어/조선말
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Original title: Declaration of Fools
Production Companies: Hwacheon Trading
Production Countries: South Korea
Cast
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